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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3447638, member: 24633"]First, welcome to the neighborhood, Cat!</p><p><br /></p><p>The newcomer to the hobby is not expected to know the correct terminology, and that is what makes it so difficult. Most of the experienced collectors don't have a problem with helping those<b> who really want to learn</b>. Unfortunately, a lot of the newcomers seem to think that they have been given enough information from other sites (usually BoobTube) to form their conclusions so that when they do come here, they resent that our opinions differ (sometimes drastically) from their own.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the only proofreading that I do is for my own text. I'm a lousy typist, but when it comes to spelling and the use of proper grammar, I'm OCD! Rarely do I put someone down for their "abuse" of the English language unless they have done something ridiculously wrong to deserve it. Some of the "youngsters" were born with a cellphone in their hand, and their methods of texting are sometimes foreign to me. So, if I don't understand what they are saying, I will ask. </p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3447638, member: 24633"]First, welcome to the neighborhood, Cat! The newcomer to the hobby is not expected to know the correct terminology, and that is what makes it so difficult. Most of the experienced collectors don't have a problem with helping those[B] who really want to learn[/B]. Unfortunately, a lot of the newcomers seem to think that they have been given enough information from other sites (usually BoobTube) to form their conclusions so that when they do come here, they resent that our opinions differ (sometimes drastically) from their own. By the way, the only proofreading that I do is for my own text. I'm a lousy typist, but when it comes to spelling and the use of proper grammar, I'm OCD! Rarely do I put someone down for their "abuse" of the English language unless they have done something ridiculously wrong to deserve it. Some of the "youngsters" were born with a cellphone in their hand, and their methods of texting are sometimes foreign to me. So, if I don't understand what they are saying, I will ask. Chris[/QUOTE]
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